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B+, Maple Arch Farms, 47mi, 2800ft

Want to work on group riding skills and not just speed? Read on.  Basic group riding experience and skills are a prerequisite (see notes about fitness below). This ride will focus on more advanced group skills such as:

Riding in a single paceline (see GIF below). Stretch goal is a rotating paceline.

Short pulls in the front, rotating all the way to the back. 

Maintaining consistent group effort without surging or braking.

Maintaining a tight, but safe, group formation.

We are now riding with low-mid B+ effort. Again there are no notable hills on this route, but there is enough up and down that you can expect 2,800 ft of climbing and a group pace of 15.5+ mph. The effort required will be similar to the last couple of weeks where 16mph to the bottom of 842 was the norm. If you're not sure that you can maintain that effort, I recommend you seek some advice first - we've had riders suffer and fall off in the past, and drops are permitted if we can't keep you in the group.

That said, our goal is to get everyone back with the same speed.  If your goal is more individual speed/effort, you will not enjoy this ride.
 
I really appreciate all the positive attitudes from past weeks. This is a learning experience and everyone has bought in. If needed, we will break into 2 groups pretty much the whole time. But there won't be a "fast" and "slow" group - we will frequently switch up so everyone will ride with everyone. We will also intro rotating paceline concepts. Pacelining is easier and more fluid in small groups.

Rest stop (Maple Arch) at mile 20. Bring cash, as they don't take cards. "It's all downhill after the rest stop".

Single Paceline:


Rotating Paceline:


Gameday decisions by 7:00a.